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      The Ties That Bind and Suffocate
      • Aug 19
      • 7 min

      The Ties That Bind and Suffocate

      In general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.
      The Other Day, I Talked to My Parents on the Phone.
      • Aug 5
      • 4 min

      The Other Day, I Talked to My Parents on the Phone.

      It is not that we avoid connecting to one other on a deeper level. Rather, we are incapable of it.
      I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No
      • Jul 3
      • 7 min

      I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

      “When was the last time you saw a Finn on the television for doing something big?”. My answer was “never”.
      What It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, Latino
      • Jun 28
      • 10 min

      What It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, Latino

      There is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.
      Embrace the ‘ands’
      • May 18
      • 4 min

      Embrace the ‘ands’

      How would I be able to juggle these different identities—graduate student, writer, and Puerto Rican— without one infringing upon the other?
      Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman
      • May 14
      • 32 min

      Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman

      In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.
      I Don’t Want to be Cassandra
      • May 6
      • 7 min

      I Don’t Want to be Cassandra

      “It’s just the flu,” they would tell me. These were people who had received higher education, some of whom even work in local hospitals.
      My Home Is In The City Of Flowers
      • Apr 30
      • 7 min

      My Home Is In The City Of Flowers

      I was not a blooming flower, but a colorful mushroom, beautiful in its own right.
      The Walls Will Fall One Day if We Keep Growing
      • Mar 24
      • 4 min

      The Walls Will Fall One Day if We Keep Growing

      “The Wall” — local people like to address it this way. To locals, the mere length or the grandeur of it does not ring any bells.
      Blowing Away the Ivy Narrative
      • Jan 7
      • 7 min

      Blowing Away the Ivy Narrative

      No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.
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